The Application of a Wireless Sensor Technology for Vital Statistics in CHILDREN AND ADULTS

Summary

The primary outcome for this project will be the development of a small, non-invasive wireless sensor that is linked to a conventional computer that can be used in health care for monitoring of acute and chronic health problems. The advantages of developing this technology are threefold. First, monitoring can be conducted for a fraction of the cost of a bedside nurse. Second, monitoring can be done in real time and stored so that we can diagnose and manage critical events in a more timely manner. Lastly, many patients can be monitored simultaneously. The wireless sensors will be fitted to healthy volunteers of various ages. The data gathered from the sensor with respect to their vital signs will be compared to that of conventional tools such as nursing assessments and pulse oximetry.

Conditions

• Fever
• COPD
• Obesity
• Congenital Heart Disease
• Respiratory Distress

Interventions

DEVICE

Cardiorespiratory monitor

Subjects will also be fitted with conventional monitoring devices as per the standard of care (3 or 5 lead ECG, pulse oximeter, blood pressure cuff) and will have vital statistics obtained by a trained research assistant at regular 5-minute intervals including blood pressure, heart rate, temperature, and respiratory rate using the standard cardiorespiratory bedside monitor's cycling protocol. The same parameters will be obtained from the wireless sensor at identical time points for a duration of 2 hours. Data obtained from both conventional and study sources will be entered into an encrypted USB device for later analysis.

DEVICE

Wireless pressure sensor

Following informed consent, each subject will be fitted with a wireless sensor attached to a conventional laptop computer. The sensors fit around the participant's chest and work as transducers.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Lauren Faught

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Michael Greff

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Michael Rieder

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Safieddin Safavi-Naeini

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2021-12-31

Primary Completion

2023-09-30

Completion

2023-12-31

Countries

• Canada

Study Locations